The University of California, Berkeley College of Environmental Design is hosting a reception and exhibit of watercolors by John Kriken, the founder of SOM’s San Francisco-based Urban Design + Planning Studio, and currently a consulting partner. The event on Monday, February 6th will feature works from Kriken’s book The Sunday Afternoon Watercolor Society: San Francisco … Continued
On Wednesday, February 8th, SOM Director of Sustainable Engineering Luke Leung will speak at a career symposium on engineering for the built environment at Concordia University in Montreal. The annual event is hosted by the Montreal Chapter of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), and serves as an opportunity for engineering students from Montreal’s … Continued
Maria Smith, architect and founding director of transdisciplinary architecture and engineering practice Interrobang, on SOM’s Exchange House in the City of London. … I’ve had a soft spot for SOM’s Exchange House in Broadgate since I studied it at the University of Bath, where architecture and engineering are taught together. It’s an excellent example of … Continued
Carlos Madrid III, a lead designer in SOM’s Los Angeles office, is invited to serve on the jury for the International Interior Design Association’s (IIDA) 44th annual Interior Design Competition. The program celebrates work that reflects new ideas and techniques in the design of interior spaces. Winners will be honored in June 2017 at the IIDA’s annual … Continued
The SOM Women’s Initiative (SOMWI) hosted its fifth annual Winter Internship Week between January 5th and 8th, 2016. Designed to give critical office exposure and mentorship to women pursuing careers in design, the program offers outstanding women studying architecture, structural engineering, or related fields the opportunity to spend four days in an SOM office shadowing … Continued
On Monday, February 6th, SOM Design Partner Scott Duncan will deliver a lecture at the College of Architecture and Design at University of Tennessee. He will explore the relationship between buildings and their ecosystems, with a focus on how SOM’s work around the world? has responded to changing needs in the built environment over the past 80 years. The event is part of SOM’s ongoing role in the ?The … Continued
SOM Design Director Dan Ringelstein will speak at the Urban Land Institute’s European Conference in Paris on Tuesday, February 7th. Bringing together professionals from a broad range of disciplines in the real estate industry, the conference gives attendees the chance to meet industry leaders and learn from experts. Ringelstein will speak as part of the … Continued
SOM has designed and engineered the world’s tallest buildings, an accomplishment explored in the recent exhibition at the Utzon Center in Aalborg, Denmark. Titled “Sky’s the Limit: The Engineering of Architecture,” the show used models, sketches and virtual reality to take visitors through the creative process behind many of their signature structures. Architizer talked to … Continued
On Friday, February 3rd, SOM Design Partner Roger Duffy will speak at City of Tomorrow: Real Estate, Architecture & Design Summit, presented at 92Y in New York City. The two-day conference explores new and recent developments in New York City with various real estate, architecture, and interior design industry leaders. Duffy will join a panel … Continued
Onda Sonora co-founder, avid record collector and iconic DJ in Brussels and beyond, Bart Sibiel (1975) is also active as an architect with a strong fondness for brutalism. To kick of this new online series, we asked Bart all about his favourite Belgian building… “Gordon Bunshaft was an American mid-20th century architect and important figure … Continued